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M E T A L L I C A
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T H E S H O R T E S T S T R A W
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Tempo = 140 BPM
Time Signature = 4/4
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Transcribed by
PADDY MCMULLAN
pmtabs (@t) gmail [dot] com
Version 1.1 [30th August 2012]
(Corrections Outlined at Bottom of Tab)
Date Tabbed
26th May 2012
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(/) - Legato Slide (Blank space indicates length of slide)
\ - Slide Down to/Down From
/ - Slide Up to/Up From
( ) - Ghost Note/Tied Note/Implied Note
REST - Rest and sustain rest for duration of blank space
|_3_| - Triplet Notes
P.M... - Palm Mute
5b6 - Bend
6r5 - Release Bend
13b' - Quarter note Bend
13b; - Three Quarter Note Bend
5~~ - Vibrato
<5> - Harmonic (Natural & Pinch Harmonics indicated with N & P)
x - Dead Note/Muted Note
% - Whammy Bar Articulation
5h7 - Hammer-On
7p5 - Pull-Off
* - Staccato Notes (Bring the indicated note(s) to an abrupt end)
|__[1,2] - Alternate Endings
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Intro: Guitars 1 & 2 (Distortion) [ Time 00:00 - 00:14 ]
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1 2
| | | | | |
| | | | R | R |
| 1 | | 4 | E | E |
| / | | / | S | S |
| 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 2 T 2 | 3 2 T 2 3 2 5 |
| | 0 | | 1 0 0 | 1 0 0 1 0 3 |
... .... ... .... ......
3 4 5
| | | |
| R | R | |
| E | E | |
| S | S 3 | |
| 3 2 T 2 | 3 2 T 2 3 2 1 | 3 2 2 |
| 1 0 0 | 1 0 0 1 0 | 1 0 0 |
... ... ... ...... ... ...
6 7 8
| | | |
| R | R | R |
| E | E | E |
| S | S | S |
| 3 2 T 2 3 2 5 | 3 2 T 2 | 3 2 T 2 2 3 2 |
| 1 0 0 1 0 3 | 1 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 1 0 |
.... ...... ... ... ... ......
The 1/16 bar is only there to accommodate the first pre-beat note of the song;
the song proper (i.e. the first down-beat) starts at the first whole bar.
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Part 1: Guitars 1 & 2 [ Time 00:14 - 00:46 ]
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| | |
| | |
| | |
| | 3 |
| 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 3 2 5 1 |
| 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 1 0 0 3 0 |
.... ............ .... ... ...
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | 3 |
| 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 3 2 1 5 |
| 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 1 0 0 0 3 |
.... ............ .... ... ...
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | 3 |
| 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 3 2 5 1 |
| 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 1 0 0 3 0 |
.... ............ .... ... ...
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | 2 | | 4 |
| | * * | / | * | / | x 2 |
| 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 3 2 5 5 | 4 | 4 3 | 4 |
| 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 1 0 0 3 3 | | 2 1 | |
.... ............ .... ...
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | 2 | | 4 |
| | / | * | / |
| 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 4 | 2 3 3 | 4 |
| 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | | 0 1 1 | |
.... ............ ...
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Part 2: Guitars 1 & 2 [ Time 00:46 - 01:05 ]
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[ Guitar 1 Only ]
|______3____| |________3____|
| | | |
| | | |
| | | * |
| 8 (7 b8) 8 | | * | x 2 |
| 2 /7 7\ | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 (3) 3 | |
| 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 | |
.................
After the first repeat the first E5 chord becomes a single open string.
Guitar 2 plays a single open E5 chord in tandem with the first chord played by
Guitar 1, but only for the first repeat, after which it rests until the full
band kicks in below:
[ Guitars 1 & 2 ]
| | 3 | | 3 | | [1] |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | * |
| 8 (7 b8) 8 | | * | x 3 |
| 2 /7 7\ | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 (3) 3 | |
| 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 | |
.................
| [2] |
| | |
| | |
| | * |
| | * |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 (5) 5 | |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 | |
.................
| [3] |
| | |
| | |
| | * |
| 0 | * |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 7 (7) 7 | |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 | |
.................
| | |
| | |
| | |
| 8 (7h 8p7\5) | |
| 7 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 |
| 0 /5 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 2 0 1 |
..............
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Part 3: Guitars 1 & 2 [ Time 01:05 - 01:32 ]
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| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 (3) 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 (5) 5 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 |
................. .................
| | | |
| | | |
| | | * |
| | | * | x 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 (3) 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 5 4 3 | |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 | 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 | |
................. ...........
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 /5 (5) 5 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 (7) 7 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 /3 0 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 5 0 5 |
.............. ..............
| | | |
| | | |
| | | * |
| | | * | x 2 |
| 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 /5 (5) 5 | 4 4 4 4 7 6 5 | |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 /3 0 3 | 2 2 2 2 0 5 4 3 | |
.............. ...........
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Part 4: Guitars 1 & 2 [ Time 01:32 - 1:39 ]
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|______3____| |________3____|
| | | |
| | | |
| | | * |
| 8 (7 b8) 8 | | * | x 2 |
| 2 /7 7\ | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 (3) 3 | |
| 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 | |
.................
| |
| |
| |
| 4 4 4 4 (2h3p2p0) (2h3p2p0) |
| 2 2 2 2 |
| |
.......
Only Guitar 1 plays the legato runs in the final bar; Guitar 2 rests after the
fourth B5 chord.
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Part 5: Guitars 1 & 2 [ Time 01:39 - 01:46 ]
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| | |
| | |
| | |
| 9 9 (9 / 10) | (4 /5) 5 (2h3p2p0) (2h3p2p0) |
| 7 0 7 0 (7 / 8 ) | (2 /3) 3 |
| 0 0 0 | 0 |
... ... ... ...
| | |
| | |
| | |
| 2 2 2 (9 / 10) | (4 /5) 5 (2h3p2p0) (2h3p2p0) |
| 0 0 0 0 (7 / 8 ) | (2 /3) 3 |
| 0 | 0 |
... ... ... ...
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Part 6: Repeat Part 1, ignoring the final two bars. [ Time 01:46 - 02:16 ]
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Part 7: Repeat Part 2, ignoring the first two bars. [ Time 02:16 - 02:29 ]
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Part 8: Repeat Part 3. [ Time 02:29 - 02:55 ]
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Part 9: Repeat Part 4. [ Time 02:55 - 03:03 ]
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Part 10: Repeat Part 5 [ Time 03:03 - 03:10 ]
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Part 11: Repeat Part 1, ignoring the final two bars. [ Time 03:10 - 03:39 ]
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Part 12: Repeat the first two bars of Part 2 [ Time 03:39 - 03:46 ]
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Part 13: Guitars 1, 2 & 3 (Distortion) [ Time 03:46 - 03:58 ]
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Guitars 1 & 2:
.........
Guitar 3:
| | |
| | |
| | |
| 7 8 (7h 8p7) | 7 8 (7h 8p7) |
| /7 (7) 7 7 | 8 (8) 8 8 |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| 7 9 10 /12 12 12 | 12~~ 12 |
| 9 | 10 9 10 9 \ |
| | |
...
| | |
| | |
| | |
| 7 8 (7h 8p7) | 7 8 (7h 8p7) |
| /7 (7) 7 7 | 8 (8) 8 8 |
| | |
| | |
| | R |
| | E |
| 7 9 10 /12 12 12 | 12~~ S |
| 9 | 10 9 T |
| | |
...
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Guitar Solo 1: Guitars 1, 2 & 3 (Distortion) [ Time 03:58 - 04:41 ]
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Guitars 1 & 2:
| | | | | |
| | R | | | |
| 2 | E | 4 | | |
| / | S | / | | |
| 4 | T | 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 (3) 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 (5) 5 |
| | | | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 |
................. .................
| | | |
| | | |
| | | * |
| | | * | x 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 (3) 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 5 4 3 | |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 | 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 | |
................. ...........
| | | |
| R | R | R |
| E | E | E |
| S | S | S |
| 2 T 3 (3) 3 | T 5 (5) 5 | T 3 (3) 3 |
| 0 0 1 0 1 | 0 3 0 3 | 0 1 0 1 |
... ... ...
| | |
| R | |
| E | * |
| S | * | x 2 |
| 2 T 5 4 3 | |
| 0 3 2 1 | |
| [1] |
| | |
| | |
| | * |
| | * | x 2 |
| 7 7 6 5 | |
| 5 5 4 3 | |
.........
|_____________________[2]
| | |
| | R |
| | E |
| | S |
| 7 7 6 5 | 5 4 3 T |
| 5 5 4 3 | 3 2 1 |
..........
Guitar 2 replaces the last bar with the following:
Guitar 3:
/% % \ % / %/ %/ %/ %/ %/ %/
| | | | <5> | 14 |
| | 5p 0 | | | /15 |
| 2 | | 4 | | 9 7 14 |
| / | | / | | |
| 4 | | 4 | | |
| | | | | |
|___3___| |__3___| |__3___|
| (17p15p14) 12 (15p14p12) 10 (14p12p10) 10 (12p10p8p0) |
| 15 14 12 |
| |
| |
| |
| |
...
N %/ %/ %/ %/
| 12 0 0 12 0 |
| 12 15p12 (12h15p12) 19p12 17p12 15 12 12h15 12 |
| (14b16) (14b16) 0 (14b16) |
| |
| |
| |
|___3____| |__3____| |_3__|
| |
| 14p12 12 |
| 15 15 14 12 (12) 14p12 (14) 12 (12h14p12) 12 12 |
| 12 14 14 |
| |
| |
P
| |
| <12>b14 |
| <14>b18 |
| <14>b15 <13>b15 <12>b13 |
| <14>b15 |
| |
| 7/ 19 |
| |
| |
| |
| <13>b' <12>b; <12><10>b11 <13>~~ |
| |
|_3__|
| 22 20 19p17 17 20 19 17 17\15 15 15h19 17 15\ 14 17 15 \ |
| 12/ 17 |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|_____3___| |_3_|
| 12/ |
| 17h20 24 22 20 19 19h22 20 19\17 20 19p17 17\15 15 15/19 17\15 15\12/ 17 |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|___3____| |___3____| |__3___|
| 12 |
| 17 20 19 17\ 15 15 19 17 15 15\13 17 15 13 15 13 12 12 12 12 |
| 16 |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| 17 p 12 12h15 p 12 14 p 12 0 |
| 14 p 12 (14b16)~~ \ |
| 9/12 |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| (16p12) (15p11) (14p10) (13p9) (12p8) (11p7) (10p6) (9p5) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| 0 (2p0) |
| (8p4) (7b'p3) (7p2) (6/5p0) (2p0) 2 |
| |
| |
|__3___| |__3___| |___3____| |____3___| % \ dive
| 12 | 15 |
| 12 11 x | R |
| 7 / 10 13 | E |
| 9 7 14 | S |
| 7 11 | T |
| | |
.......................
| 9p6 (6) 9p6 (6) 9p6 9p6 (6) 9p6 (6) 9p6 |
| 7 7 7 7 |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| 10p7 (7) 10p7 (7) 10p7 10p7 (7) 10p7 (7) 10p7 |
| 8 8 8 8 |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| 12p7 (7) 12p7 (7) 12p7 12p7 (7) 12p7 (7) 12p7/ |
| 9 9 9 9 |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| 12p9 (9) 12p9 (9) 12p9 12p9 (9) 12p9 (9) 12p9 |
| 10 10 10 10 |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| 9 10 (9h 10p9) (9) | 9 10 (9h 10p9) (9) |
| 9 (9) 9 9 | 10 (10) 10 10 |
| | |
... ....
| | |
| | R |
| | E |
| 9 11 12 /14 14 14 | 14~~ S |
| 11 | 12 11 T |
| | |
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Part 14: Repeat Part 1 once [ Time 04:41 - 04:55 ]
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Guitar Solo 2: Guitars 1, 2 & 3 [ Time 04:55 - 05:11 ]
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Guitars 1 & 2: Repeat Part 1 again, adding the following bar to the end:
| | | |
| | R | |
| 3 | E | 4 |
| / | S > | / |
| 4 | 2 T 2 | 4 |
| | 0 0 | |
Fade in from silence
Guitar 3: With Wha-Pedal
Whammy Bar Vibrato
| | |
| (17b' ) | (17) |
| (17b19) | (19) x (19 r17h15) 17 15~~ |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | (18b |
| (18b20) (18b 20) (20 r18h15) | 18 |
| | (17b19) x\ |
| | x\ |
| | |
| | |
* * * * * *
| 18 p 15 15 18 p 15 |
| 18 18 p 15 15 18 p 15 |
| (17b19) 17 15 15h19 15 |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| 18 (15b17) 18 18 15b' |
| (17b19) (15b17) 17 17 15b' |
| 17 |
| |
| |
| | | | |
| 15 17 15b' | | | |
| 15 17 (17b19p15) 15b' | 2 | | 3 |
| 17 17 15~~ | / | 17 \ | / |
| | 4 | | 4 |
| | | | |
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Part 15: Repeat Part 3 [ Time 05:11 - 05:37 ]
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Part 16: Repeat Part 4 [ Time 05:37 - 05:45 ]
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Part 17: Guitars 1 & 2 (Variation of Part 5) [ Time 05:45 - 05:52 ]
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| | |
| | |
| | |
| 9 9 (9 / 10) | (4 /5) 5 (2h3p2p0) (2h3p2p0) |
| 7 0 7 0 (7 / 8 ) | (2 /3) 3 |
| 0 0 0 | 0 |
... ... ... ...
| | |
| | |
| | |
| 7 7 (9 / 10) | (4 /5) 5 (2h3p2p0) (2h3p2p0) |
| 5 0 5 0 (7 / 8 ) | (2 /3) 3 |
| 0 | 0 |
... ... ... ...
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Part 18: Repeat Part 1 once, adding the following 2 bars: [ Time 05:52 - 06:13 ]
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| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 (3) 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 (5) 5 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 |
................. .................
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Outro: Guitars 1, 2 & 3 [ Time 06:13 - 06:35 ]
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Guitars 1, 2 & 3 repeat part 13. Guitars 1 & 2 continue with the following:
Guitar 1:
| |
| |
| |
| |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 (3) 3 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 |
.................
...
Guitar 2:
| |
| |
| |
| |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 (3) 3 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 |
.................
| |
| R |
| E |
| S 12 12 \ |
| 2 T 10 10 \ |
| 0 0 0 |
...
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End
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Tab summary: Intro
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Part 10
Part 11
Part 12
Part 13
Guitar Solo 1
Part 14
Guitar Solo 2
Part 15
Part 16
Part 17
Part 18
Outro
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[ Corrections: 30th August 2012 ]
* The last bar of the Intro has been corrected. The fourth chord of the
bar is E5, whereas I had tabbed F5 by mistake.